Around The NHL 2022-23 Regular Season

[Digger]

LA was leading 4-1 after two and lost 5-4 in OT to Carolina.  I expect a good game against a tired team.  

[bg17]

2 minutes ago, Digger said:

LA was leading 4-1 after two and lost 5-4 in OT to Carolina.  I expect a good game against a tired team.  

Duff on Sabres Live today said Carolina is 6-1 or thereabouts on second game of back to backs. That’s impressive. 

[PerreaultForever]

2 hours ago, bg17 said:

Duff on Sabres Live today said Carolina is 6-1 or thereabouts on second game of back to backs. That’s impressive. 

A lot of guys on that team are simply fast and fluid skaters. They exert less effort and energy maintaining high speed compared to some other teams/players. We have some guys like that too. 

[Doohicksie]

On 1/30/2023 at 9:03 AM, Taro T said:

Back in '06, the Otters destroyed the Sabres in early season matchups but the script was flipped that spring.  So, it could change, but not really expecting it.

Also in the 1990s matchups between the Red Wings and Avs, I think the team that won the season series lost in the playoffs every time.  In the...97? Conf Champions there were even a pair of 6-0 games with each team beating the other team soundly in consecutive games.  Playoffs are weird but I think a Sabres team playing with house money might be chaotic enough to disrupt the expected order of things.

[LGR4GM]

13 hours ago, Digger said:

LA was leading 4-1 after two and lost 5-4 in OT to Carolina.  I expect a good game against a tired team.  

But I was told only the Sabres and NO ONE ELSE gives up 3 goal leads in the NHL these days? 

[triumph_communes]

22 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

But I was told only the Sabres and NO ONE ELSE gives up 3 goal leads in the NHL these days? 

That’s not what’s been said. 

[Contempt]

51 minutes ago, triumph_communes said:

That’s not what’s been said. 

Nobody does it with more panache than the Sabres do though.

[Weave]

3 hours ago, triumph_communes said:

That’s not what’s been said. 

 

3 hours ago, triumph_communes said:

That’s not what’s been said. 

Forget it.  He’s rolling.

[Eleven]

Good thing the Devils hadn’t handed the team over to Brunette yet.

[LGR4GM]

6 hours ago, triumph_communes said:

That’s not what’s been said. 

#hyperbole 

[Brawndo]

 

[LGR4GM]

I like Mark Stone and feel bad for him

[Marvin]

12 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

That is really tough.  Good luck to him.

[Contempt]

 

 

38 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

Vegas' training room these days.

Edited February 2, 2023 by Contempt

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

13 hours ago, Eleven said:

Good thing the Devils hadn’t handed the team over to Brunette yet.

https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/more-details-emerge-from-coach-brunette-s-crazy-arrest-and-it-involves-a-golf-cart

 

[Stoner]

10 hours ago, Contempt said:

 

 

Vegas' training room these days.

Why is this funny? #love

[Stoner]

On 1/31/2023 at 11:05 AM, K-9 said:

I can’t recall any team in any sport that plays the way their coach played like the Canes do. Every player on that team plays like Brind’Amour did. Every one of them. It’s no wonder they’re such a pain in the ass to play against. 

The first period puck hounding Globetrotter demonstration was something to see. Hate to say it, but it was Bills Bengals on ice.

[Stoner]

On 1/28/2023 at 3:46 PM, tom webster said:

Most of the venues are designed so they a good majority can actually watch the game while in those restaurants and bars. Still, I’m with you, I’m watching from seats.

Why have 19070 seats? 

[Huckleberry]

AHL game but nice 🙂

[Eleven]

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[tom webster]

1 hour ago, PASabreFan said:

Why have 19070 seats? 

I don’t think you need that many anymore. Arenas through all sports have started to scale back, at least in most cases.

[Stoner]

Bulldog might be right. I watched as the Sabres first goal was relegated to half of the screen as the announcers talked about something else. The chit chat during play is a huge turnoff, a clue to the viewer that even the announcers are bored with the game. Just awful.

1 minute ago, tom webster said:

I don’t think you need that many anymore. Arenas through all sports have started to scale back, at least in most cases.

I wonder even as seats could be scaled back to a lower bowl holding 12k ish if local regulations could allow many more than 19k in the building to roam around wherever in various viewing areas.

[Marvin]

14 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Bulldog might be right. I watched as the Sabres first goal was relegated to half of the screen as the announcers talked about something else. The chit chat during play is a huge turnoff, a clue to the viewer that even the announcers are bored with the game. Just awful.

I wonder even as seats could be scaled back to a lower bowl holding 12k ish if local regulations could allow many more than 19k in the building to roam around wherever in various viewing areas.

19070 is the year of the team's founding with an extra zero in the middle.

And you are 100% correct about the chatting during play.

Edited February 2, 2023 by Marvin

[Stoner]

6 minutes ago, Marvin said:

19070 is the year of the team's founding with an extra zero in the middle.

And you are 100% correct about the chatting during play.

I know. My question was why have that many seats if the trend is toward people wanting to mill around.

[tom webster]

38 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Bulldog might be right. I watched as the Sabres first goal was relegated to half of the screen as the announcers talked about something else. The chit chat during play is a huge turnoff, a clue to the viewer that even the announcers are bored with the game. Just awful.

I wonder even as seats could be scaled back to a lower bowl holding 12k ish if local regulations could allow many more than 19k in the building to roam around wherever in various viewing areas.

I do not think building capacity is linked to available seats but I don’t think they drop that low. I could see 15-16K, however.